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Posted September 3, 2024

SACRAMENTO (BRAIN) — A California bill that will more specifically define what is (and is not) an electric bike is closer to becoming law.

Posted September 3, 2024
Estelle Gray

SEATTLE (BRAIN) — Estelle Gray, a longtime retailer and industry leader, died July 26 at 69, three years after being diagnosed with bladder cancer.

Posted August 30, 2024

RENTON, Wash. (BRAIN) — Alta Cycling Group, the parent of Redline, Diamondback and IZIP, has scaled back significantly as its private equity owners wait out the industry’s current period of discounting and high inventory. 

Posted August 30, 2024
Drawings from the patent in dispute.

DENVER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Spot Brand is suing Gates Corp. alleging the Denver-based belt-drive maker hasn’t been paying its licensing fees for the use of its patent for a frame feature allowing the installation of Gates’ seamless Carbon Drive systems.

Posted August 27, 2024

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — National Park Service superintendents will continue to have authority over e-bike usage on the lands they manage after an environmental assessment was completed as required by a judgment in a lawsuit.

Posted August 23, 2024
Updated with Aventon comment.

BREA, Calif. (BRAIN) — E-bike manufacturer Aventon was the victim of a fake Facebook page and website, advertising discounted models of up to 70% off retail.

Posted August 23, 2024

MEQUON, Wis. (BRAIN) — Hayes Performance Systems laid off an unspecified number of employees Thursday, the latest company in the industry to show the effects of a stagnant bike market.

Posted August 21, 2024

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (BRAIN) — High-end bike brand Van Dessel will operate a pop-up store here from Sept. 5 until Sept. 25.

The store will be at 918 West Central Avenue and feature a selection of the brand’s most popular models, including road, gravel, mountain, e-mtb, and cyclocross bikes.

Posted August 21, 2024

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (BRAIN) — French cycling apparel brand Café du Cycliste opened a small office here in July with the eventual goal of growing its market share in North America.

Posted August 20, 2024

SAN MATEO, Calif. (BRAIN) — GoPro Inc. will reduce its workforce by about 15% in an effort to reduce operating expenses by about $50 million from its projected current fiscal year amount of $320 million.

Posted August 19, 2024

GIVISIEZ, Switzerland (BRAIN) — Scott's search for a new CEO has concluded with the appointment of two co-CEOs: longtime Scott executive Pascal Ducrot and Juwon Kim. Kim has been an interim CEO since the Scott board replaced longtime CEO and part-owner Beat Zaugg in March.

Posted August 16, 2024
A Tern HSD p5i in Blue/Green.

(BRAIN) — Tern is asking retailers to be on the lookout for 48 of its bikes and e-bikes that were stolen while in transport by rail from Los Angelas to a Tern warehouse in Illinois last month.

Posted August 13, 2024

ROTORUA, New Zealand (BRAIN) — Anonymous industry members have invested NZ$2 million ($1.21 million) into the New Zealand-based fitment database startup Bike Matrix.

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